Chevrolet 1994 Lumina Owner's Manual page 189

Inflation
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Tire Pressure
The Tire-Loading Information label
which is on the inside of the trunk lid
shows the correct inflation pressures for
your tires, when they're cold. "Cold"
means your vehicle has been sitting for a.
least three hours or driven no more than
i
mile.
NOTICE:
Don't let anyone tell you that
underinflation overinflation is
all right. It's not. If your tires don't
have enough air (underinflation)
you can get:
0
Too much flexing
0
Too much heat
0
Tire overloading
0
Bad wear
0
Bad handling
Bad fuel economy.
NOTICE: (Continued)
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If your tires have too much air
(overinflation), you can get:
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Unusual wear
0
Bad handling
0
Rough ride
0
Needless damage from road
hazards.
Vhen to Check:
lheck your tires once a month or more.
Ion't forget your compact spare tire. It
hould be at 60 psi (420 kPa).
[ow to Check:
Jse a good quality pocket-type gage to
heck tire pressure. Simply looking at th
res will not tell you the pressure,
specially if you have radial tires
--
lhich may look properly inflated even i.
ley're underinflated.
F
your tires have valve caps, be sure to
ut them back on. They help prevent
:aks
by keeping out dirt
and
moisture.
Tjre Inspection and
Qotation
70 make your tires last longer, have them
nspected and rotated at the mileages
ecommended in the Maintenance
khedule. See "Scheduled Maintenance
;ervices" in the Index.
Jse this rotation pattern.
4fter the tires have been rotated, adjust
he front and rear inflation pressure
;is
,hewn
on the Tire-Loading Information
abel. Make certain that a l l wheel
nuts
woperly tightened. See "Wheel Nut
rorque" in the Index.
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